Pivot-light.



A. H. LENT.

PIVOT LIGHT. APPLICATION PIT-ED JULY 16, 1909.

967,205. Patented Aug. 16,1910.

ALFRED H. LENIL.015):IpAKyLAND,ICALIFORNIA.,v

PIVOT-LIGHT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 16, 1910.

' Application filed Ju1y. 16,.1'909. Serial No. 508,001.

To all whom itmayconcern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED I'L-"LENT, citizen of the United States, residing atOakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and 1 useful; Improvements in" PivoaLig-hts, ofwhlch the follow ng lfi'ztl; SPGCl=fi' tron.

This invention"relate y atmg mechanism a for automobiles by: means of which said headlightsiaie.turned with? the i steering, gear so that the vraysfwill the pee; jected in the di ij'ection of ti'avel'of the-ve- The principal "object: of, the invention a to provide a simple but effective cable connection between the turning knuckles of the steering gear and the lamp forks by means of which the slightest movement of saidkuuckles will be immediately "imparted to; the headlights.

In carrying out the objects of the invention generally stated above, it will, of course, be understood that the essential features thereof are necessarily susceptible of changes in details and structural arrangements, one preferred and practical embodiment of which is shown in the accompanying drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a View in front elevation of a motor vehicle equipped with the improved headlight operating attachment; Fig. 2 is a detail View showinv the connection between one of themca'b le supports and one of the turning knuckles.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates the front axle of a motor vehicle, the ends of. which each carry a fork 2 which engages the ends of shaft 3carried by the hub 4 of the steeringwheels 5. ,This structure is well known in tlre art as a knuckle joint -connection. Springs 6 are clipped to the axle 1 and support the body-T of the mo tor vehicle. g "1 .The shaft 3 of each turning knuckle is embraced byaspringclipTwwhich is held de tachable thereon by means of a bolt 8. An upstanding arm 9 projects from each clip 7, the upper end'of said arm having a spool 10 mounted thereon.

. The springs 6 carry the usual brackets 11 in which the shaft 12 of the lamp forks 13 are .ni'ounted.

cable 14 has its ends wound about and astened tothe spools of the turningknnc- "skies, said cable also being fastened to the shafted-'2"of th'elamp forks 13 by staples 14: P 'rw or the like. It will be seen from the foregoing that a movement of the turning knuckles 1s imme- ;diate'ly imparted to the lamp forks through the arms spools and cable. so as to assure of-,tliela [111.)31111'111I1g wlth the steering gear.

f A prominent feature of the invention is .in-"theuse of the spring clips for detachably j holdingr the spool supporting arms in an operat ve position, and 1t wlll be seen that the same permits the arms to be readily renmoved when necessary or desirable.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a motor vehicle, the combination with the steering gear and" the lamp forks, of armsconnected to said gear, a spool carried by each arm, and a cable having its ends connected to said spools and its intermediate p ortion connected} to said lamp forks. 1.. 1; 1

2. In a motor vehicle, the combination with the turning knuckles of the steering gear and the lamp jforks ,.of an arm detachably connected toleach'lmuckle, a spool carried by eachijarn'i, andagcable having its end fastened tosaid' spools and its intermediate portion fastened to said forks.

3. In a' :in'otor vehicle, the combination with the"turningknuckles; of the steering gear and the lamp forks; of a spring clip detachablv connected to each knuckle, an arm carried by each clip. a spool on said arm. and a cable having its ends wound about and fastened to said spools and its intermediate portion fastened to said forks.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED H1 EN Witnesses: I i

H. C. Sonnonnnn, F. P. Sonnonnnn. 

